mouse and farm. Tbe Rural Grangers. The rapid increase in numbers, an d the increasing prominence and influence of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, have excited no little interest in the history of the origin and progress ot that .influential or ganization. The idea was originally borrowed from an association which bad existed many years in a com munity of Scotch farmers in North Carolina. The Scotch society seems to have had for its object the pur chase of all needed supplies from b r st hands, and at wholesale, rates, and the cultivation of more intimate social relations among its members.. It was really nothing more than a secret, co-ojperative, industrial and literary association. The numbers composing it wdre few and its influ ence small. Indeed, the fact that such a society had an existance was not known beyond the limits of the community affected by its institu tions. It was not until the spring 0 f 1868 that the Order of Patrons of Husbandry became known to the people of the West. During the preceding winter Mr. H. P. Kelly, of Itasca, Minnesota, and several other leading agriculturists of the West, happening to be in Washing ton, had frequent interviews in rela tion to the Interests ot the farming population of the Great West. It wa< about that period that the char acter and work jpgs of the Scotch society of North Carolina became known to them. The idea was seiz ed upon, elaborated and matured to I adapt it to the more general purposes j of a national order. j In the beginning of 1868 the order was introduced into the West by the organization of a Grange at Itasca, Minnesota. In a short time another Grange was organized in Jasper county, lowa ; a third Grange soon came into existence at Wauk oti. Alamakee county, in the same State. From the year 1868 the order nude little progress until within the past twelve months. A few Granges were organized iin lowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, bat up to tietov'ianing of the year 1872 it is esf/mated that the whole number of members \n me ruur owwa did not exceed lt is claim ed that \n the same States now there are at least 450,000 of the patrons. It may he interesting to farmers in this locality to know something about the internal organization of now influential Order. As be fore 1 stated in the Order of Patrons of Husbandry is a secret society, no one except members being allowed b cross the threshold of their grange halls. Women as well as men are admitted to the highest degrees in the subordinate granges. Beyond the fourth degree it does not appear that females are admitted. Members admitted to the first degree are known respectively as Laborer and Maid; in the second degree as Cul tivator and Shepherdess; in the bird degree as Harvester and Glean and in the fourth degree Hus landman and Matron. The fifth degree seems to be con hired only in the state granges, and '■ten men only. Those who have hfen admitted to this degree are f u.ed members of the Pomona, or Hpe grange, composed only of ''tasters and past masters of subor d ante granges. The sixth degree e conferred only on members of the ( 'Uucil of the national grange. This *■ miu-il is composed of masters and I’tst masters of the state granges. Tam council meets once in,every .war. The seventh is the highest <: ‘Siee to which any patron cauat • It is conferred only on raera \ t # ‘ tr> of tlie nalional sOnato&’which is ( ! >>l>L»se(l of members of thq council v lio have served one year 'in that f ’ Fomona, Flora and lady as s steward. Officers in subor- *' ! !t, ‘ granges are elected to serve “ • uiie }car, in state granges -two, uLl ' ui the national grange five years. Subordinate granges, by the rules, must meet at least ooce io every month, state granges once a year and the national grange once in every two years. The order seems to be intended to exercise a moral supervision over its members, and provides tor the care of such as may be unfortunate. The social character of the order is made prominent, but the material interests of the class exclusively represented in its secret conclaves are, it isjdaimed, most assiduously guarded. It will be seen from the particulars given above that this order is very compactly organised, and, when taken in connection with its vast increase in numbers, its general diffusion over the whole country, and its manifestations of power and purpose, its existance constitutes a most interesting study for the sociologist as well as the publicist. The moral and intellect ual welfare of its members, though strictly attended to, does not reveal the broader and deeper significance of the existance of this already pow erful organization.. Already in many localities has the occupation of the agents, or “middlemen” who deal in manufactured wares consumed by farmers, become obsolete. The granges have appointed middlemen of their own, through whom an id? terchaoge of products is effected at the minimum cost. Id some places they have purchased or leased grain elevators; at other places they have employed forwarding agents of their own order. In lowa they have al ready built an agricultural imple ment manufactory of an extensive capacity. Thus far they claim that these enterprises have proved profit able to them in the great reduction in the expense of doing business, and lessened the cost of manufactur ed implements. But what is most significant of this movement is the rapid advance it has made. In Tennessee, Mississipp, Alabama, and especially in Georgia, the peo ple are organizing granges with the j same avidity which characterizes the progress of the order in the Northwest. Relieving Choked Cattle. A•* • ‘ O with any hard substance that can not pass the gullet, harsh measure should never be used until oth er’s have failed. The practice of placing a against one side of the throat and endeavoring to break the obstruc tion with a mallet, as is sometimes practiced, is simply brutal. One of the simplest, and at the same time most efficacious remedies, is to give a half pint of lard oil or melted lard, by drawing out the animal s tongue, raising the head and administering from a thick bottle. This lubricates the gullet, sickens the stomach”, re laxes the muscles of the throat, and in coughing the lodged substance will generally pass either up or down. If the choking has existed so long that inflamation of the throat has ensued, resort must be had to the probing, flexible rod, e ither whale bone, vulcanized rubber, etc., with a sponge or soft substance affixed to the end. Introduce the soft end into the throat, holding the animal’s head up, and the obstruction being reached, press it firmly down at any risk, for it is now a case of life or death. To relieve the inflamation, apply a slippery-elru poultice, keeping it in close contact with the throat by securing the folds in which it is placed by means of cords to the horns, keeping the animal on light, soft food, assisted/by linseed tea, until the inflamation is subdued. Grain* for Poultry . —There is no | other grain that is relished so well by | fowls as Indian corn. It must al ways continue to be ? as now the American poulterer’s main reliance, lor, although to fatten to use in cer tain cases, it possesse more nutriment , for the price than any other grain, i and can always be obtained. Corn cau be given ground or unground, raw or cooked. Oats we prefer ground fine, as otherwise the hulls are too bulky. 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